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I. CARIBBEAN EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!
II. CHAPTER BOARD MEETINGS
III. NSE RESULTS
IV. CHAPTER ELECTIONS
V. JOB OPENINGS
VI. DIVERSITY IN SPAIN WORKSHOP AT THE
UW
VII. UW WORKSHOP: Teaching Listening
using
Unscripted and Semi-Scripted Materials
VIII. EDELSA WORKSHOP
IX. WAFLT FALL CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PROPOSALS
X. FILM
XI. MIRACLE THEATRE PERFORMANCE
XII. SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE: Foreign-language
Fridays
at the DOL
I. CARIBBEAN EVENT A HUGE SUCCESS!
Thanks to Ricardo, Kerry, YVCC, and everyone in
Yakima
for making the Evento Caribeño a great
event for all
of us! We appreciate all of your hard work
and
hospitality.
II. CHAPTER BOARD MEETING
The members of the board held a meeting after
the
Caribbean event in Yakima. Our next board
meeting
will be June 9.
III. NSE RESULTS
Congratulations to RUTH EMERSON from Roosevelt
H.S.
for earning 3rd place nationwide at level 4R
in the
2001 National Spanish Exams. Her teacher is Lynn
Kodama. (From Oriana Cadman)
IV. CHAPTER ELECTIONS
Nominations are still being accepted for the board
positions listed below. Nominations close
on
May 31. Voting takes place by mail ballot
in
September. Nominations are open to all
members in
good standing. Please e-mail your nomination
to:
Carol Froelich (carolkent2@home.com).
If you are nominating yourself, please write
a 200
word statement (longer if you'd like).
The
description should include years teaching, service
to
the language community, a little bio with relevant
info, and ideas for the chapter. We strongly
encourage you to nominate yourself and/or a colleague!
1. President (one-year term 2001-2002, then 2
year
terms beginning 2002)
2. Northwestern Vice-President (1-year term 2001-2002,
then 2 year terms beginning 2002)
3. Southwestern Vice-President (2-year term)
4. Secretary (1-year term 2001-2002, then 2 year
terms
beginning 2002)
5. Treasurer (2-year term)
(Two year terms are the rule: JUST this
once the
President, Secretary and NW VP have one year
terms,
that way we elect half the board every two years.)
The following board members plan on running again:
Steve (President), Paloma (NW Vice President),
Oriana
(SW Vice President), Jay (Secretary).
For more information, please see our constitution
at
http://aatsp.20m.com/constitution.htm
V. JOB OPENINGS:
1) South Seattle busca profesor para enseñar
101,102,103 desde finales de junio a mediados
de
agosto, de lunes a viernes y de 5 as 9.
El texto que
usan es: ¿Sabías que..?
Pago de acuerdo a la experiencia y estudios
Dirigirse a Frank Post E-mail: fpost@sccd.ctc.edu.
2) Opening : full-time Middle School Spanish
teacher
Starting: Sept. 2001
School: Bush School in Seattle
Contact: Hiring Coordinator
The Bush School
405-36th Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112.
Phone calls will not be accepted.
There is a website : www.bush.edu.
3) VIEW RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (SEATTLE)
View Ridge Elementary School, located in NE Seattle,
off Sandpoint Way, is looking for a part-time
Spanish
teacher starting this fall for our afternoon
program.
If you know of anyone who might be interested
in this
position, or have any suggestion how to find
a Spanish teacher who enjoys teaching children,
would
you please e-mail me at: kimefukei@home.com
Thanks very much,
Kim E. Fukei, Language Coordinator, View Ridge
Elementary School
4) Busco a alguien con experiencia que enseñe
una
clase de español elemental I en el verano,
del 20 de
junio al 15 de agosto. La clase se reúne
de lunes a
jueves de 9.10 a 10.30. El libro que usamos es
¿Sabías
que?. Si sabes de alguien, por favor dale mi
dirección
y número de teléfono: (253) 840-8346.
Preguntar por
Victoria Mayorga.
5) Clases particulares. Una ejecutiva necesita
que el
profesor vaya a su empresa por una hora a la
semana
para ensenarle espanol. Media hora usando el
metodo de
TPR y media hora de gramatica o conversacion.
Ella
esta en el nivel intermedio. El sueldo es de
$16.00
por hora para empezar. Preguntar a Marita Paly:
Dpaly@aol.com
VI. DIVERSITY IN SPAIN WORKSHOP AT THE UW
Saturday, May 12th, 2001
Balmer Hall 413
University of Washington, Seattle
El Center for Spanish Studies invita a todos
los
maestros de español y al público
en general a un
festival de cine español en la Universidad
de
Washington. Es posible venir a ver todas las
películas
o sólo alguna de ellas. Este festival
es totalmente
gratuito. Los participantes recibirán
un paquete con
materiales didácticos desarrollados a
partir de estas
películas. Se podrá conseguir un
máximo de ocho "clock
hours" sin coste adicional. El profesor Dr. Anthony
Geist, Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies,
hará una breve introducción al
cine español
contemporáneo.
Opcionalmente se podrá participar en una
comida
española. Precio: $15. Si le interesa
la comida deberá
enviar un cheque pagadero al Center for Spanish
Studies a la dirección que aparece abajo
antes del 8
de mayo.
9:00 a.m. Hola, ¿Estás
Sola?: 1995. Director: Icíar
Bollaín. Duración: 90'. Las protagonistas
de esta
comedia, Trini y la Niña, son dos jóvenes
20 años con
un pasado similar. Las dos amigas emprenden un
viaje
en el que lo compartirán todo. Una historia
joven y
provocadora.
11:00 a.m. Cómo ser mujer y no morir
en el intento:
1993. Director: Ana Belén. Duración:
88'. Comedia
española sobre el estrés al que
se enfrenta la mujer
moderna. Desde las discusiones con el marido
hasta las
peleas de la oficina.
12:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Comida y actuación
de baile
flamenco.
1:45 p.m. Las cartas de Alou: 1990.
Director: Montxo
Armendáriz. Duración: 100'.
Alou es un joven
senegalés que llega a España buscando
trabajo. Gana lo
justo para sobrevivir. Su viaje continúa
hacia el
norte, donde espera encontrar a su amigo. Mientras
tanto va conociendo a la gente y el idioma. Por
fin,
encuentra a Mulie e inicia una relación
con una joven
española, Carmen.
3:40 p.m. Nadie conoce a nadie: 1999.
Director Mateo
Gil. Duración 108'. Simón, es un
joven aspirante a
escritor y comparte piso con Sapo. Tras recibir
un
amenazador mensaje que le obliga a incluir la
palabra
adversario en su crucigrama, advierte que este
hecho
desencadena una sucesión de crímenes
en plena Semana
Santa. Poco a poco, descubre aterrorizado cómo
una
serie de casualidades le va inculpando.
Si estás interesado por favor contacta
con... Center
for Spanish Studies, Division of Spanish and
Portuguese Studies, Box 354360, Seattle WA 98195-4360
spnrectr@u.washington.edu / (206) 221-6571.
VII. UW WORKSHOP: Teaching Listening
using
Unscripted and Semi-Scripted Materials
You are invited to a workshop for foreign language
teachers of any level!
Amy Snyder Ohta, Assistant Professor and specialist
in
foreign language pedagogy at the University of
Washington, will lead this useful workshop.
During this hands-on workshop, participants will
create materials that they can use in their own
foreign language classes. Participants will learn
how
to create natural sounding semi-authentic audio
materials useful for their own students, and
how to
create worksheets and exercises to
use with the listening materials developed.
Date: Saturday, May 5
Time: 9AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Denny 216
Morning refreshments will be served
Clock hours are available
Please bring:
the textbook you are using (or other materials
to
refer to in making decisions about what it is
you'd
like to develop)
a tape recorder with a microphone (external microphone
preferred)
a blank cassette tape
writing materials and paper
RSVP by 4/29 required to reserve your space. Contact
Lynn Klausenberger by telephone (206)685-6421
or email
lhk@u.washington.edu
Sponsored by: University of Washington Language
Center
Board, Center for International Business Education
and
Research and the Jackson School International
Studies
VIII. EDELSA WORKSHOP
May 24nd, University of Washington
Presenter: Oscar Cerrolaza
Johnson Hall, Rom 223
4.00 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.: taller con el título/tema
"De
la enseñanza comunicativa a la enseñanza
integral".
5.45 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.: pausa para un café.
Durante la
pausa habrá una exposición de los
libros, para los
profesores que quieran acercarse a verlos y
preguntarme lo que sea.
6.30 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.: taller con el título/tema
"Los
errores y la corrección en la clase de
Español como
Lengua Extyranjera (E/LE)."
IX. WAFLT FALL CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Let's make our Spanish and Portuguese presence
known!
Please consider giving a presentation at the
WAFLT
conference this fall!
The WAFLT Fall Conference will be held at the
DoubleTree Hotel in Pasco, WA on October 12-13,
2001.
Our theme is "Languages Make the Connection:
Reading
Makes the World Yours." Stephen Krashen is our
confirmed Friday Keynoter. In addition, he will
do
several workshops: one for FL teachers, and then
one
for Language Arts teachers or Bilingual teachers
(or
perhaps even both.)
Two versions of the Call for Proposals are now
available. One is as it has always been. One
is a
joint WAFLT/PNCFL Juried Session Proposal Form.
Members have the opportunity to submit proposals
for
jury review; this is an attractive option for
many of
our college/university members. Both forms will
be
posted within the next few weeks at
http://www.k12.wa.us/walang/
You may also contact Twila Wood at twilawood@cs.com
or
509-585-3222 (w) or 509-735-3153 (h) for a form.
X. FILM
Harvard Exit (Seattle)
807 E Roy, 323-8986
Amores Perros
Weekdays (5:15), 8:30
Sat-Sun (2), 5:15, 8:30
XI. MIRACLE THEATRE PERFORMANCE
The Miracle Theatre's final production of its
2000-2001 Season of Magic and Dreams will be
an
exciting new drama "REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI
MAKE
ME HOT" from April 20-May 19 in Portland. For
information and reservations call 503-236-7253.
XII. SEATTLE TIMES ARTICLE: Foreign-language
Fridays
at the DOL
Saturday, April 28, 2001 - 12:21 a.m. Pacific
Foreign-language Fridays at the DOL: For a driver's
test, it's an overnight wait
By Caitlin Cleary
Seattle Times staff reporter
(Photo ELLEN M. BANNER / THE SEATTLE TIMES:
Disappointment shows on the face of Flor Moreno
of
South Seattle when she learns she's No. 23 in
line and
there will be time for only 22 tests. She'll
have to
wait at least one more week to take her driving
test.
WHITE CENTER - Every Friday, in the darkest
hours of
the morning, people start lining up against the
modest
brick building that houses the Washington Department
of Licensing office here.
They leave their children, curled up in pajamas,
sleeping in cars. The women pull blankets around
their
shoulders. The men stuff their hands in their
pockets,
rings of fatigue around their eyes. The parking
lot
fills with cars, their exhaust condensing in
the
chilly air.
The people start waiting at 2 or 3 a.m. and will
watch
the sun rise. Occasionally, they break up into
informal groups to talk in Russian or Spanish,
but
they are mindful to keep their places in the
line that
sometimes wraps around the building.
Some of them have done this more than once - some
more
than twice. Some have taken the day off work
to be
here. The man with enough luck or enough stamina
to be
first in line leans against the dark windows
of the
DOL office, where twin signs read "Closed" and
"Cerrado."
This DOL office is the only one that uses its
walk-in
Fridays to give driving tests in Russian and
Spanish.
Two examiners administer about 200 of the tests
each
month and still turn away more people than they
can
help.
Appointments for bilingual tests are given on
a
first-come, first-served basis; some people wait
all
night and can't get a spot.
To watch this scene unfold is to see how quickly
the
demographics of the area are changing, and how
bureaucracy is hard-pressed to keep pace. The
Washington Department of Licensing has increased
its
ranks of bilingual examiners by 21 percent since
November 1999, said DOL spokesman Mark Varadian,
but
the need for their services has long outstripped
the
availability.
"There is a great demand, and it does vary
tremendously by community," Varadian said. "We're
trying to accommodate it as best we can."
The written test is now given in six languages:
Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
and
Russian, and arrangements can be made for an
interpreter - at the customer's expense - to
assist a
test taker in any number of other languages,
said
Varadian. As for the driving test, there are
bilingual
examiners scattered in different offices throughout
the state, with an eye toward which customer
base
needs them most.
For instance, DOL employees who speak Korean,
Vietnamese and other Asian languages are mostly
in
Western Washington. New Russian-speaking examiners
are
being assigned to the growing community of Russians
in
the Moses Lake area, Spanish-speaking examiners
to the
growing Hispanic community in Wenatchee.
The neighborhoods in southwest Seattle in particular
have seen an influx of immigrants from Southeast
Asia,
Central America and Eastern Europe. People come
to the
southwest Seattle office from as nearby as White
Center and Federal Way, and from as far as Blaine
in
Whatcom County, Centralia and Spokane.
Two hours before the doors opened April 20, Bairje
Ramadane arrived at the back of the line of 50
people.
Ramadane came from Kosovo two years ago. She
lives in
White Center, works as a janitor at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and takes care of her three
small children. She speaks Serbo-Croatian but
also
knows Russian and a bit of English. She found
out
about the walk-in Friday tests from a DOL employee.
"This lady say, 'Do you need Russian?' " Ramadane
said. "Three times, I come."
Maria, who won't give her last name, came from
Federal
Way with her brother, Rodrigo, who took the day
off
from his construction job to take the test.
The man at the Federal Way DOL office had told
her to
come early. So Maria woke her children, Brenda,
2, and
Esteban, 4, in the middle of the night so they
could
arrive at 4 a.m. Even so, Rodrigo has about 14
people
ahead of him; the examiner can take only about
10 more
after Rodrigo.
By the time DOL examiner Bob Stewart opens the
doors
at 8:30, there are about 90 people in line. The
crowd
squeezes inside, and a supervisor stands in front,
arms outstretched, holding a Mexican flag in
his left
hand, a Russian flag in his right. He herds the
group
into two lines, but some defy easy categories.
"I speak German, Bosnian and a little English,"
one
man said. He was sent to the Russian line.
Stewart, who administers about 25 to 30 tests
per
Friday, studied Russian for one year in 1992.
"A lot of the Russian I learned then is gone,"
he
said. "But I'm good enough to get around a drive
course."
It is typical of the people who've been through
the
Russian school system to have learned some French
and
English, Stewart said. Most are working adults
who've
been behind the wheel of a car before. Often,
two or
three families come in and take turns using the
car
for the drive test, Stewart said.
"Last February, a family came in," Stewart said.
"The
2-year-old was in pajamas. They had spent Thursday
night here. And in this neighborhood, that's
scary."
He points to the last people in the lines who
will
likely get tests that day. The rest will be told
to
come back next week.
"The last five or six Russians won't get tests,"
Stewart said. "And half of the Mexicans won't
get
tests."
The lucky ones could be waiting 14 hours before
they
get their driving tests. As for the rest, they
go home
and wait until the next Friday morning.
Caitlin Cleary can be reached at 206-464-8214
or
ccleary@seattletimes.com.
=====
Steven Green, President, sslgrn@aol.com
Ricardo Chama, Eastern V.P., cheetah101@earthlink.net
Paloma Borreguero, NW V.P., paloma@u.washington.edu
Oriana Cadman, SW V.P., ocadman@kalama.com
Jay Adams-Feuer, Secretary, jay@alumni.middlebury.edu
Alexandra Porter, Treasurer, dporter@universityprep.org
WATSP web page: http://aatsp.20m.com
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